United States v. Stepanyan

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

June 5, 2009

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF,v.MARAT STEPANYAN, DEFENDANT.

The opinion of the court was delivered by: Garland E. Burrell, Jr. United States District Judge

MOTION TO DISMISS INDICTMENT AND ARREST WARRANT FILED AGAINST DEFENDANT MARAT STEPANYAN AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

Plaintiff United States of America, by and through its undersigned counsel, and pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 48, moves to dismiss the indictment and arrest warrant in the above-captioned action filed on June 22, 2000. Since filing the indictment, the government has not been able to locate the defendant and has come to believe that he fled the United States. In the meantime, the government no longer has significant evidence and the potential to secure witness testimony necessary for prosecution. Accordingly, the government is not able to proceed with the prosecution and submits this motion to dismiss the indictment and arrest warrant filed against the defendant.

DATED: June 2, 2009

ORDER

Based on the motion of the government, and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFORE, the Court hereby orders that the indictment and arrest warrant filed against defendant Marat Stepanyan on June 22, 2000, be and are hereby dismissed.

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